Professional Learning Communities
Professional learning community (PLC) - An ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Professional learning communities operate under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students is continuous job-embedded learning for educators.
DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Many, T. (2006). Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work™, pp. 2–4.
DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Many, T. (2006). Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work™, pp. 2–4.
Resources
Materials from 2014-15 PLCs
- What is a Professional Learning Community? by Richard DuFour - good overview of PLCs
- Samples of tools & resources from All Things PLC
- Protocols for PLC meetings (National School Reform Faculty)
Materials from 2014-15 PLCs